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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Outcomes Research

Background:

  • Native-valve infective endocarditis (IE) poses unique challenges for patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
  • Understanding the long-term impact of IE on SAVR outcomes is crucial for patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of native-valve IE on long-term outcomes following SAVR.
  • To compare mortality, stroke, bleeding, and re-operation rates between IE and non-IE patients after SAVR.

Main Methods:

  • A multicentre, population-based cohort study in Finland compared 191 native-valve IE patients with 191 propensity score-matched non-IE patients who underwent SAVR.
  • Median follow-up was 6.2 years.

Main Results:

  • IE patients had a significantly higher 10-year mortality hazard (HR 1.83) and increased frequency of ischemic stroke (HR 3.80).
  • Early major bleeding within the first year post-SAVR was more common in IE patients (7.0% vs 2.9%).
  • IE patients experienced longer hospital admissions post-SAVR (median 29 vs 9 days), with no difference in 30-day mortality or 10-year re-operation rates.

Conclusions:

  • Native-valve IE is associated with increased risks of death, ischemic stroke, and early major bleeding after SAVR.
  • These results highlight the critical need for aggressive stroke and bleeding prevention strategies in IE patients undergoing SAVR.